Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $224.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −125.18 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$224.79

7 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	239.77	1,293	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	187.33	1,045	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.44/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

224.79

—

NC average9 barns · 158 hd

254.32

−29.54

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−125.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,706	132.06	2,253	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	102.92	1,194	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	81.56	793	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	305.83/cwt	270.00–350.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	332.46/cwt	240.00–367.50	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	307.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	198.61/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	355.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	220.50/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	307.50/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	238.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	175.58/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	227.39/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	170.68/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	203.67/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	228.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	343.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	274.73/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	187.33/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	194.10/cwt	175.00–220.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	335.25/cwt	250.00–370.00	1,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	228.96/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	187.31/cwt	175.00–202.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	234.21/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	104.87/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,239	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	93.54/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,055	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,318	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	78.45/cwt	70.00–88.00	725	4

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Dec 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 97Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 16Year ago 25

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	270.00–350.00	305.83
8	250–300	277	240.00–367.50	332.46
5	300–350	335	250.00–370.00	335.25
3	350–400	384	340.00–350.00	343.17
9	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	307.05
8	450–500	482	250.00–283.00	274.73
4	500–550	529	217.00–250.00	234.21
1	550–600	580	262.00	262.00
8	650–700	673	215.00–247.50	228.96
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
3	800–850	820	175.00–202.00	187.31
1	900–950	915	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	435	185.00	185.00
6	450–500	480	175.00–220.00	194.10
2	550–600	558	175.00–200.00	187.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	265	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
9	400–450	440	230.00–240.00	238.89
3	450–500	467	220.00–242.00	227.39
6	500–550	525	220.00–240.00	228.14
2	550–600	570	211.00–230.00	220.50
4	600–650	625	190.00–215.00	203.67
3	650–700	663	190.00–206.00	198.61
3	700–750	727	167.00–185.00	175.58
1	750–800	775	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	435	200.00–202.00	200.98
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
3	600–650	615	155.00–179.00	170.68
1	900–950	910	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00–360.00	355.27
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	550	280.00–335.00	307.50
1	850–900	860	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	673	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,711	131.00–140.00	135.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,181	102.00–108.00	104.87
1	—	1,060	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,128	91.00–95.00	93.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	94.00	94.00
4	—	924	70.00–88.00	78.45

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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